Following God In The Darkness

There is a line in Rend Collective’s song ‘True North’ which says, ‘I will follow You into the dark, dark, dark.’ It’s a very jolly song, so the line slips into your consciousness without at first seeming incongruous, but of course, it’s a revolutionary notion. Jesus...

The Point of No Return

In our Bible study tonight, we continued looking at Amos, seeing how Amos brings warning of judgment to God’s people. As we have said before, with great privilege comes great responsibility, and the problem Israel faced was misusing their relationship with God...

Immediately!

We were privileged to have a guest speaker tonight, Joy Gascoigne from Grimethorpe Pentecostal Church. She spoke from Mark 1:29-31, Mark 6:50 and Mark 10:50-52, highlighting that God can work in all situations and in all places. One of the most frequently used words...

No Plans To Change

Planning is generally perceived as being a good thing; Benjamin Franklin once said, ‘If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!’ Planning has formed the heart of many a government (perhaps the most famous being Joseph Stalin’s 5-year plans) and...

October Lights

Today, on the eve of Halloween, members of Dearne Churches Together went out (initially in the pouring rain, but thankfully that stopped!) to distribute our candles and pictures of light in Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe and Bolton-on-Dearne. Our thanks to all who helped, and...

October Fun Day (2)

One of the privileges of working in the Dearne area is the relationships we form with other groups. It was great to have staff from the local Family Centres with us today at our fun day, promoting the Rose Vouchers scheme which enables local families to have access to...